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R. A. THOMSON ANDG. ALVIS.

DOLL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2I, I919.

Patented J 11110 15, 1920.

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ROBERT A. 'rnomson, 0E BERKELEY, AND eonnon ALVIS, 0E onxmnn, unrema-EoEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT A. THoMsoN and GORDON Anvrs, citizens of theUnited States, residing the said THOMSON at Berkeley, in the county ofAlameda and State of California, and the said ALvrs at Oakland, in thecounty of Alameda, State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dolls, of 'whlch the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements 1n dolls of the type havingmovableor selfclosing eyes.

The object of our invention isto provide a doll of the described type,in which the eyes are automatically and gradually closed by the act ofrocking the doll from side to side while in a recumbent position, andopened again, with a relatively rapid movement, by raising the doll toan upright position. Thus the doll is made to simulate the actions andappearance of a living child in gradually closing its eyes, as if oingto sleep, when rocked from side to side in a recumbent position, and inopening its eyes, as if awakening, when raised to an upright position.

The invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference tothe accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of adolls head embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same, in the plane of theeye-balls.-

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line w-m of Fig. 2, showingthe position of the movable parts when the head is in an uprightposition.

Fig. 4c is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the position of the movableparts when the head is in a horizontal or recumbent position.

Inv the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates the head of a doll,which is formed in the usual manner, and is hollow, and provided withthe usual eye-sockets 2, Eye-balls 3, positioned to appear, from thefront, through the apertures of said sockets 2, are provided in theusual manner with glass or other fronts 4:, Fig. 2 to represent thecornea, iris and pupil of the eyes, above which are painted or formedeye-lids -5. The eye-balls are connected to operate in unison, by abridge6, and are mounted in Fig. 4:, the weighted-rod tently progressingrapidly by its Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 15, 1920.

Serial no. 318,969. their sockets for oscillatory movement about pear,giving the life-like impression of eyelids descending over' the eyes.

From the bridge 6 is extended, rearwardly and downwardly, a pendulum-rod7, Figs. 1, 3 and 4, having a pivotal connection 8 to permit lateralswing, and a weight 9. The free end portion 10 of said endulum-rod lieswithin a slot 11 formed in an arcuate member 12, secured to the head 1,interiorly at 13 and 14, F' gs. 3 and 4, said slot having its edgesprovided with staggered teeth 15 whose lower faces 16, Figs. 1 and 2,are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said slot, and whose upperfaces 17 are as shown.

.Thus, when the head 1 is placed in a horizontal or recumbentposition,as shown in 7 'is prevented from traveling freely to the then lower endof the slot 11, by the engagement of its end portion 10 with theperpendicular faces 16 ,of the teeth 15; but by rocking the head 1.

engagement with the next tooth on the op-- the slot 11, thus intermitina zig-zag pathv toward the then lower end of the slot the distance ofone tooth at each lateral movement of the head 1. When the head is againreturned to an. upright position, as shown in Fig. 3, the pendulum-rod 7returns freely and own weight to its former position, the end portion 10easily riding over the inclined faces 17 of the teeth 15 and followingthe slot 11 to the then lower end Therefore, when the headl is firstplaced in a recumbent position, the eye-balls 3 do not at once move, butupon lateral rocking of said head, said eye-balls gradually orintermittently progressively assume the position wherein the eye-lids 5only appear posite side of inclined,

' a horizontal axis, in the well known manner,

through the apertures of the sockets 2, givi and when cessively an andrapidly, to their former position, giving t e appearance of a rapidopening of the eyes, as in the act of awakening.

In a doll having eyes mounted for oscillation to and from an open and aclosed position, a Weighted rod connected with said eyes to close themwhen the doll is recum-' bent and to openthem when the doll is upright;a joint in said weighted rod adapting it to swing laterall and a slottedguide in which the welghted rod plays in moving the e es, said guidehaving opposing sta gere teeth arranged to sucoppositely engage the rodeyes graduall reverse direction when the doll is uprighted, 20

in its lateral swing clue to a lateral rocking of the doll when.recumbent, and retard its movement whereby it closes the y, and toslip-said rod in the whereby its return movement in opening the Qyesis'free and relatively rapid. I

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' ROBERT A. THOMSON.

' GORDON ALVIS. Witnesses:

WM. F.'BOOTH, D. B. RICHARDS.

